ध्वजः [dhvajḥ] [ध्वज्-अच्]
A flag, banner, standard, ensign;
[R.7.4;17.32;] आरोहति न यः स्वस्य वंशस्याग्रे ध्वजो यथा
[Pt.1.26;] ध्वजं चक्रे च भगवानुपरि स्थास्यतीति तम्
[Mb.] A distinguished or eminent person, the flag or ornament (at the end of comp.); as in कुलध्वजः 'the head, ornament, or distinguished person of a family'.
A flagstaff.
A mark, emblem, sign, a symbol; वृषभ˚, मकर˚ &c.
the attribute of a deity.
The sign of a tavern.
The sign of a trade, any trademark.
The organ of generation (of any animal, male or female).
One who prepares and sells liquors;
[Ms.4.85;] सुरापाने सुराध्वजः
[Ms.] A house situated to the east of any object.
Pride.
Hypocrisy.
A skull carried on a staff (as a mark of ascetics) or as a penance for the murder of a Brāhmaṇa; see खट्वाङ्ग.
(In prosody) An iambic foot. (ध्वजीकृ to hoist a flag; (fig.) to use as a plea or pretext.)
part of a sword; श्रेष्ठखड्गाङ्गयोरपि Nm. -Comp.
-अंशुकम्, -पटः, -टम् a flag; तमाधूतध्वजपटं व्योमगङ्गोर्मिवायुभिः
[R.12.85.] -आरोपणम्, -आरोहणम् raising a flag.
-आरोहः a kind of ornament on a flag; काञ्चना मणिचित्राङ्गा ज्वलन्त इव पावकाः । अर्चिष्मन्तो व्यरोचन्त ध्वजारोहा सहस्रशः ॥
[Mb.6.16.12.] (v. l.).-आहृत a. seized on the battle-field;
[Ms.8.415.] -उच्छ्रयः hypocrisy;
[Mb.3.3] /3.1.
-उत्थानम् a festival in honour of Indra.
-गृहम् a room in which banners are kept.
-द्रुमः the palm tree.
-प्रहरणः air, wind.-भङ्गः,
-पातः inability to beget children.
-यन्त्रम् any contrivance to which a flag-staff is fastened.
-यष्टिः a flag-staff; संक्रमध्वजयष्टीनां प्रतिमानां च भेदकः
[Ms.9.285.]